Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

The fault zone stretches boundlessly, endlessly across the vast, snow-covered icefields, breathtaking and awe-inspiring.

The chill in this place is truly terrifying; to create such a colossal fracture, who knows what kind of monstrous power it would take.

As they approach.

Beneath the fracture is, shockingly, a bottomless abyss.

The ice walls are infinite, with blade-like fissures scarring their surface, enough to make one’s heart race in terror.

Deeper still, everything seems shrouded by a thick layer of cold mist, vast and endless.

Staring intently, they can faintly glimpse pale-blue and silvery immortal light writhing within the dense, surging cold fog.

Everyone is left utterly shocked.

Even disciples of the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace are here for the first time, shaken to their core.

"Heavens, such a massive fracture has appeared here."

"Is the Snow Evil Cold Vein right underneath?"

"On this icefield, even walking as a Celestial Immortal is difficult; within the cold vein below, it can only be even more frightening."

"How many heavenly treasures are hidden inside?"

...

"Take these Jade Talismans, one for each of you."

The Fourth Elder suddenly produces a dozen Jade Talismans and says, "Palace Master Cangxue said that once we activate this place, the balance of the immortal array and cold vein will last for about a month; but once opened, the equilibrium will be shattered, and after one month it’ll collapse!"

"Also, no power above the Celestial Immortal Realm can exist inside, and the power in these Jade Talismans is only at the Celestial Immortal level. Once activated, they’ll help you resist the invasion of cold, but cannot be used for attacking or defense—just enough to last roughly a month!"

"Thank you, Elder."

"Having these is just perfect."

"With no fear of the cold, it’ll be much easier to move inside; though ice-attribute treasures are tough to use ourselves, if we gather many, we could exchange them with Ice and Snow Immortal Palace for rare goods, and even selling them on the black market would be a huge profit!"

"Indeed, though there’s danger, you can’t deny—it’s a major opportunity!"

The crowd is thoroughly stirred up.

"Liou Xueyan stepped into this land—and she also has the Ice Extreme Immortal Puppet Map. After this month, her power will be even more terrifying." Yang Yuan murmured suddenly.

At his words, everyone falls silent.

There could be no doubt—this is destined!

Not just for Liou Xueyan’s own strength; just the Ice Extreme Immortal Puppet Map alone—even if she can’t use power above the Celestial Immortal Realm right now, it’s perfectly suited for this place.

Inside, she has a huge advantage, able to harvest countless heavenly treasures!

And this is, after all, home ground for the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace; countless palace disciples and Celestial Immortal administrators will be on Liou Xueyan’s side.

"Don’t look down on yourself; do your best. For Liou Xueyan, the Eastern Continent is her true stage!"

The Fourth Elder said calmly, "Once we leave here, I reckon it won’t be long before Liou Xueyan goes to roam the Eastern Continent!"

The Eastern Continent—the place with the most abundant resources in Black-White Star Heaven, the greatest strength in all the world.

For all proud immortals, venturing to the Eastern Continent is irresistibly alluring.

But to leave with fame, and not disgrace—in the three great immortal sects of North State, not even Ji Hong, Luo Jiang, nor Yang Yuan dare step into the Eastern Continent; that says it all!

But with the strength Liou Xueyan has already shown, after this, the Eastern Continent is hers alone.

And surely, she’ll be able to carve out a legendary name there.

In this moment, Yang Yuan’s heart is wracked with bitter envy.

He even suspects his own spot on the Immortal Pride List is fake.

"I’ll definitely catch up."

"Just wait. When my cultivation breaks through, once I use what my clan prepared for me, once the sect’s promises are kept, that will be the true moment when the name Yang Yuan resounds!"

Yang Yuan takes a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil inside.

"Get ready; we enter in a quarter of an hour."

Cangxue Golden Immortal’s shout shakes the heavens, rolling with power.

Immediately after.

She and several Golden Immortal experts of the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace step into the abyss.

Below, the cold mist churns wildly.

At the fractured edge, hundreds are already brimming with excitement and ready.

The palace has far more than just a few hundred disciples, but only those with at least Late Stage of True Immortal cultivation are qualified to enter; there aren’t that many who fit the bill.

"Is he the one who made you suffer a loss?" Liou Xueyan glanced at Xu Yang from afar, her frosty eyes holding a hint of surprise as she gazed at Qin Qian.

Qin Qian’s face was grim; he nodded silently.

"If he can refine the Sixth-Turn True Immortal Elixir, then his real power must be at least Late Stage of True Immortal, not just Middle Stage; if you’d chosen a battle gamble back then, you’d have lost even worse. But who could’ve guessed such a minor Grade-I immortal soldier would have such abilities!"

Having learned everything, even Liou Xueyan was deeply astonished.

"With a foundation like his, he’ll break through to True Immortal and reach at least Eighth Grade, even Ninth Grade immortal foundation!"

Ninth Grade foundation: as far as she knew, not one existed in the Eastern Continent.

Even she herself only had an Eighth Grade foundation!

"He’s impressive, but to forge a Ninth Grade foundation? Impossible." Qin Qian sneered.

"True enough."

Liou Xueyan nodded in agreement.

Ninth Grade foundation—far too difficult.

Even in the great sects above, it’s rare to see.

"A pity—ultimately, he’s still too weak. If he could keep pace with me, this North State wouldn’t be so dull!" Liou Xueyan shook her head slightly.

Xu Yang’s potential might be shocking, but potential is just that—potential.

He hasn’t even broken through to True Immortal, while she already looks out at the Celestial Immortal Realm with almost no rivals.

By the time Xu Yang catches up, she’ll probably be a Golden Immortal.

"So, you planning to teach him a lesson when you get inside?" Liou Xueyan said coolly.

"Exactly."

Qin Qian clenched his fist, grinding his teeth. "I really can’t swallow this humiliation."

"Outmatched—forget it. In the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, he’s not getting any respect; time he tasted a little defeat!"

Liou Xueyan shakes her head, her tone changing, "Just let him suffer a bit, don’t go overboard. He’s still Dan Qi’s direct disciple; after this, I may need to ask Dan Qi for pills myself."

"Rest assured, Elder Sister—I won’t strike him personally."

Qin Qian grins broadly.

Even so, taking revenge at his cultivation level would make him lose too much face.

So what if you’re close to Late Stage of True Immortal?

Heh—there’s a slew of Late Stage True Immortal disciples right here.

Qin Qian gives a sly signal to a few others.

Suddenly.

A vast surge of cold erupts from deep below, like a host of huge ice dragons roaring upwards, piercing the skies, condensing into lifelike ice sculptures that never fade.

"Now’s the time!"

The voice of Cangxue Golden Immortal rings out, as she and several Golden Immortals instantly materialize above the abyss.

In the surging cold mist below, vast cracks split open; invisible powers entangle at the edges, halting them from sealing together.

"Go!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

Shadows streak downward into the abyss like lightning.

Xu Yang and his group are protected by the Jade Talismans from the Fourth Elder, warding off the cold; the Guiyuan Sect and Ice and Snow Immortal Palace are no exception.

Time is short; when it’s over, the place will collapse. This isn’t a trial by any means, but a frantic plundering of every single heavenly treasure within.

Piercing through the misty gaps, immortal light floods their eyes—silver white, rainbow-hued brilliance everywhere.

As if ice crystals are illuminated by starlight, reflecting fantastical glows.

Endless glaciers, ice cliffs, ice statues, ice mountains dazzle the eye—majestic and magnificent, easily many times grander than the icefields above.

"What a beautiful place."

Xu Yang gazes around, unable to hold back his admiration.

"You must be Xu Yang?"

"Brothers, get him—beat him up!"

Roars thunder on and on, with dozens of streams of seething power converging into a wave, surging in ferociously.